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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the function of vitamin E?






2. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






3. Where can you get more vitamin D?






4. What foods have high quality protein?






5. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






6. Sources of fats






7. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






8. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






9. When does BMR increase?






10. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






11. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






12. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






13. What type of people need extra protein?






14. What function is vitamin D?






15. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






16. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






17. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






18. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






19. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






20. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






21. How many calories/gram is protein?






22. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






23. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






24. What is normal albumin levels?






25. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






26. When does BMR decrease?






27. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






28. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






29. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






30. What is RDA of protein?






31. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






32. What is normal BMI?






33. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






34. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






35. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






36. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






37. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






38. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






39. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






40. What is the function of vitamin C?






41. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






42. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






43. What does DASH stand for?






44. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






45. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






46. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






47. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






48. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






49. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






50. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency